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Summary Saturday morning day hike up Goat Mountain in the Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest/Wilderness with a friend. This is a non-technical hike that is generally moderate to strenuous. There is substantial elevation gain over the approximate 4.5 miles to the west Goat Mountain summit area. The weather and temperature held
I got up around 6:40AM to catch the sunrise over breakfast. By this point, my morning routine was pretty efficient. Packing up camp and eating breakfast.  Too bad it was my last night in the backcountry.  During breakfast, I went back to the same spot I found the night
The wind was quite bad all night long so I slept a little light. There was even some rain during the night but not really enough to worry about. I got up around 7AM. After breakfast and packing up, I headed back to overlook Delta Lake and catch a glimpse
I first got up around 6AM to see the sunrise against Mount Moran from where I slept on the beach at South Landing. Since I knew I would be able to hike 6 miles in a 3-4 hours, I didn’t feel rushed to get up and pack up right away.
On Friday morning, I proceeded to the Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center to workout my backcountry permitting with the Park Rangers. The Building is open daily from 8am to 7pm and you can work with the Rangers during that time. I got to the Visitor Center around 8:30
